Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome and tropical dermatoses

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-43

  Amerson, Erin Huiras ^a   Maurer, Toby A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV infection; Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome; Immune restoration disease; Leishmaniasis; Leprosy; Tropical dermatology

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE; LEPROSTATIC AGENT; PREDNISONE; TIABENDAZOLE;

ARTHRITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEVER; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; LEPROSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SPOROTRICHOSIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TROPICAL DISEASE; TROPICS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; LEISHMANIASIS; LEPROSY; MYCOSES; PENICILLIUM; SKIN DISEASES; SPOROTRICHOSIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 78649378051     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2010.09.007     Document Type: Review

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